@target

Targets the entity that caused the trigger. Who that is depends on the trigger the line uses:

Trigger	`@target` is
`#onHurt`	the damager, if any
`#onAttack`	the victim
`#onDeath`	the killer, if any
`#onInteract`	the player who right-clicked
`#onSpawn`	nothing

Alias: @trigger

When to use it

@target is how mobs react to the specific entity that did something to them: counterattacks, thorns damage, replies to a click, rewards for the killer.

spiky_toast:
  model: toast
  base: zombie
  effects:
  - damage{amount=2}                       #onHurt     @target   # thorns
  - message{m=&7Sir Toast greets you!}     #onInteract @target   # reply to the clicker
  - giveitem{item=diamond;amount=1}        #onDeath    @target   # reward the killer

When it resolves to nothing

@target can be empty, and the line then does nothing:

On #onSpawn, always. A spawn has no causing entity.
On #onHurt and #onDeath when the damage was environmental. Fall damage, fire and cactus have no attacker.

If an effect must always run, use @self, a radius targeter, or @world instead.

Target variables

@target pairs with the target. variable scope and placeholders. <target.name> in a message resolves per recipient, and target.var.x reads a variable stored on the targeted entity:

- message{m=&cYou struck &6<caster.name>&c, <target.name>!} #onHurt @target

Getting Started

Commands

Effects

When to use it

When it resolves to nothing

Target variables

​When to use it

​When it resolves to nothing

​Target variables

When to use it

When it resolves to nothing

Target variables